radiation
June 13, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says that work to remove radioactive materials such as cesium from heavily contaminated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will...
June 10, 2011
Shizuoka Prefecture said June 9 that 679 becquerels of radioactive cesium were detected per kilogram in refined tea leaves processed by a plant in its jurisdiction, exceeding...
June 09, 2011
Low levels of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil at 11 locations in Fukushima Prefecture, the government announced June 8.
June 08, 2011
Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. are racing to install purification equipment for the tons of water contaminated with radiation that have accumulated at the crippled...
June 08, 2011
In late March, as the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant worsened, Shojiro Matsuura, president of the Nuclear Safety Research Association, had many concerns about what ...
June 07, 2011
More than twice as much radioactivity was spewed into the atmosphere on March 11 from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant than previously estimated, Japan's...
June 07, 2011
Radioactive sewage sludge is quickly filling up treatment facilities in eastern Japan as recycling companies have refused to accept it for safety reasons.
June 06, 2011
Residents outside the planned evacuation zone near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are trying to lead normal lives, but radiation levels exceeding the safety standard...
June 06, 2011
As workers struggle to bring the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control, signs are increasing that the eventual cleanup of the disaster will take much longer than...
June 01, 2011
The crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is expected to cost from 5.7 trillion yen (about $70 billion) to 20 trillion yen or higher over the next 10 years, a...
May 28, 2011
Potatoes may be more liable to be contaminated by radioactive materials released by the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant than other types of fruits and vegetables,...
May 28, 2011
A government panel has drafted a plan that would compensate food producers for damages caused by "harmful rumors" about radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
May 23, 2011
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone was one of the first Japanese politicians to promote nuclear energy shortly after World War II, believing Japan's postwar recovery...
May 20, 2011
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on Chinese leaving or not coming to Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
May 18, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is sticking to its goal of stabilizing the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by July despite radical revisions to its initial strategy after ...
May 18, 2011
A whiteboard in the central control room for the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was quickly filled with short memos in the hours after the...
May 14, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is planning the construction of giant canopies that will cover the severely damaged reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, TEPCO ...
May 11, 2011
The total area contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is estimated at about 800 square kilometers, or about 40 percent the size of Tokyo,...
May 11, 2011
KAWAUCHI, Fukushima Prefecture--Hatsuo Sakamoto approached his home carrying a bag of cat food and found the pet he had sorely missed lounging in the garden. When the animal...
May 05, 2011
As critical repairs continue at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, its operator is finding it difficult to find people willing to work at the plant.